Die junge Christine möchte Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts unbedingt Sängerin an der Pariser Oper werden. Direktor Carrière verspricht ihr dabei zu helfen. Doch dann wird Carrière entlassen. Carlotta, die Gattin des neuen Leiters, ist selbst Sängerin und duldet keine Rivalinnen. Aber Christine bekommt unerwartete Unterstützung. Das monsterartige Phantom der Oper hat sich in die hübsche Frau verliebt und will Christines Feinde beseitigen.

An exploration of opera in unconventional ways attempting to attract not just existing opera fans, but also those less familiar with the art form. The host guides the viewer to the places of origin of each opera, and explores the culture, history—and modern and current trends and how they apply to opera.

The Metropolitan Opera and PBS have joined forces to create a new series of live opera performances.

Looks at Mozart's extraordinary short life and revolutionary music through a distinctive mix of costume drama and documentary.

A behind-the-scenes look at the Royal Opera House.

For centuries in western culture, opera has been the greatest show on earth. Historian Lucy Worsley explores how history and opera go hand in hand. She visits the great European cities where some of the most famous operas were written, tells the stories of the colourful characters who composed them, and shows how they reflected the turbulent times they were composed in and the lives, hopes and fears of the people who lived in them. Whilst Lucy visits the cities and European opera houses, Antonio Pappano, music director of London's Royal Opera, helps us understand some of those operas' greatest musical moments.